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But dang, some calls the umps are making recently are making it difficult to maintain my case.

The Baseball Zealot 2009

A real sport may require umps or refs, but you know who won when the contest is over.

Winter Olympics grrm 2010

By the time umps reach the midlevel minor leagues, though, their supervisors and trainers take the reins off and encourage them to start developing more intricate calls.

Baseball's Masked Men Show Their Inner Hams on Strike Three Jared Diamond 2011

Triple-A umpire Shaun Francis said young umps, after the games, ask their colleagues on the bases to critique their mechanics, hoping to earn a coveted promotion to the big leagues.

Baseball's Masked Men Show Their Inner Hams on Strike Three Jared Diamond 2011

That's why Mr. Evans has one crucial piece of advice for all young umps before acting too crazy: If you plan to use a wild strike-three mechanic, you better make sure you get the call right—at least most of the time.

Baseball's Masked Men Show Their Inner Hams on Strike Three Jared Diamond 2011

I think most umps try to judge whether the bat crossed the plate, not whether the “wrists broke”.

The Volokh Conspiracy » How Baseball Gets It Wrong, and Hockey Gets It Right 2010

Audio from umps, like that from miked managers and players, never airs live.

Notah Begay brings unique Tiger Woods perspective to Golf Channel 2010

A real sport may require umps or refs, but you know who won when the contest is over.

Winter Olympics grrm 2010

That, says Macheska, could even happen with miked umps when, say, they drop by a meeting on the mound between a manager and pitcher and hear what's going on: You don't want to give away strategy.

Notah Begay brings unique Tiger Woods perspective to Golf Channel 2010

Before any of that, prospective umps must learn the fundamentals, prompting umpiring schools to ban students from performing complex strike-three calls.

Baseball's Masked Men Show Their Inner Hams on Strike Three Jared Diamond 2011